Paris Travels Chaos
Most metro train lines in Paris and two major regional lines were shut as train workers went on strike over plans to reduce their retirement privileges.
Train workers in Paris went on strike over plans to reduce their retirement privileges.
Ten out of the 16 metro lines in Paris, two major regional train lines were shut on as the Friday morning rush hour got under way, leaving commuters scrambling to find alternatives to get to work.
At the Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris, commuters swarmed off trains operated by the state-run SNCF before stopping in their tracks to consult bus routes on mobile devices.
Long queues backed up at bus stops as traffic was snarled at busy intersections.